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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe right to marry and to have a family is guaranteed. (Art. 14)
- FrenchLe droit au mariage et à la famille est garanti. (Art. 14)
- GermanDas Recht auf Ehe und Familie ist gewährleistet. (Art. 14)
- ItalianIl diritto al matrimonio e alla famiglia è garantito. (Art. 14)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishDivorce as a means of dissolving the matrimonial bond is recognized.
The law shall regulate the grounds for divorce and its effects. (Art. 113) - SpanishSe reconoce el divorcio como medio de disolución del vínculo matrimonial.
La Ley regulará sus causales y efectos. (Art. 113)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the matrimonial regimes, … (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … les régimes matrimoniaux, ... (Art. 84)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family is the cornerstone of the community. The fundamental principles on which the family is based are, religion, ethics and patriotism. The law safeguards the family’s existence and maintains and protects it from corruption. (Art. 15)
- Arabicاﻷﺳﺮﺓ اﺳﺎﺱ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻗﻮاﻣﻬﺎ اﻟﺪﻳﻦ واﻻﺧﻼﻕ وﺣﺐ اﻟ ﻮﻃﻦ، وﻳﻜﻔﻞ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﻛﻴﺎﻧﻬﺎ ، وﻳﺼﻮﻧﻬﺎ وﻳﺤﻤﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻻﻧﺤ ﺮاﻑ. (المادّة 15)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEach individual has the right to marry with the person of their choice, of the opposite sex, and to establish a family.
The family, the basic unit of the human community, is organized in a manner to assure its unity, its stability and its protection. It is placed under the protection of the public powers.
The care and the education to be given to the children constitute, for the parents, a natural right and a duty which they exercise under the surveillance [and] with the aid of the public powers.
The children have the duty to assist their parents.
The law establishes the rules concerning marriage and the organization of the family. (Art. 40) - FrenchTout individu a le droit de se marier avec la personne de son choix, de sexe opposé, et de fonder une famille.
La famille, cellule de base de la communauté humaine, est organisée de manière à assurer son unité, sa stabilité et sa protection. Elle est placée sous la protection des pouvoirs publics.
Les soins et l’éducation à donner aux enfants constituent, pour les parents, un droit naturel et un devoir qu’ils exercent sous la surveillance et avec l’aide des pouvoirs publics.
Les enfants ont le devoir d’assister leurs parents.
La loi fixe les règles sur le mariage et l’organisation de la famille. (Art. 40)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Everyone has the right to inviolability of private life, personal secrets and family secrets; and has the right to protect his or her honor and reputation.
The security of information about private life, personal secrets or family secrets shall be guaranteed by law.
… (Art. 21) - Vietnamese1. Mọi người có quyền bất khả xâm phạm về đời sống riêng tư, bí mật cá nhân và bí mật gia đình; có quyền bảo vệ danh dự, uy tín của mình.
Thông tin về đời sống riêng tư, bí mật cá nhân, bí mật gia đình được pháp luật bảo đảm an toàn.
… (Điều 21)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family is the nucleus of society, and is founded on religion, morality, and patriotism. The State shall ensure its cohesion, stability and the establishment of its values. (Art. 10)
- Arabicالأسرة نواة المجتمع، قوامها الدّين، والأخلاق، والوطنية. تحرص الدّولة على تماسكها واستقرارها وترسيخ قيمها. (المادّة 10)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEvery person shall be equal under the law and shall be entitled to equal protection. The government shall take no action to discriminate against any person on the basis of sex, race, place of origin, language, religion or belief, social status or clan affiliation except for the preferential treatment of citizens, for the protection of minors, elderly, indigent, physically or mentally handicapped, and other similar groups, and in matters concerning intestate succession and domestic relations. No person shall be treated unfairly in legislative or executive investigation. (Art. IV, Sec. 5)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
It is [a] right of Nicaraguans to constitute a family. Family inheritance [patrimonio familiar], which is not subject to seizure and exempt from any public charge [carga], is guaranteed. The law will regulate and protect these rights.
... (Art. 71) - Spanish
Es derecho de los nicaragüenses constituir una familia. Se garantiza el patrimonio familiar, que es inembargable y exento de toda carga pública. La ley regulará y protegerá estos derechos.
... (Art. 71)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Antigua and Barbuda-
a. proclaim that they are a sovereign nation founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, the dignity and worth of the human person, the entitlement of all persons to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, the position of the family in a society of free men and women and free institutions;
… (Preamble)